MSF Warns Of Sharp Increase in Cholera Cases in Yemen

By Staff, Agencies

Doctors without Borders [MSF] warned of a “sharp increase” in the number of suspected cholera cases across Yemen.

The international medical group posted on Twitter that its teams have noticed a sharp increase in the number of suspected cholera cases in several Yemeni provinces.

“In Sanaa, we started supporting the cholera treatment center at Kuwait Hospital, which has 60 beds, and 145 patients were treated in less than 48 hours,” the organization added.

It further reported donating medical supplies to health centers in the central province of Al-Bayda to increase response capacity and prevent the spread of cholera throughout the country.

Yemen has remained in a state of war since 2014.

According to UN officials, more than 50,000 people have been killed in the war, while more than 11 per cent of the country’s population has been displaced.